Justices O’Connor and Kennedy
to Speak
at Federal Judicial Center ConferenceRetired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
and Justice Anthony Kennedy are among the keynote speakers
scheduled at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Federal
Judicial Center, hosted by Lewis & Clark Law School Sept.
18 and 19. The conference — also featuring a keynote
address by former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger — will
cover topics including the impact of science and technology
on the law, balancing national security and individual liberties
in a time of terrorism, and the public’s perception
of the federal courts. For more information and the registration
form, visit www.law.lclark.edu.

Play Golf to Make a DifferencePlease join the Classroom Law Project’s Senator’s
Cup Golf Tournament, Monday, Oct. 6 at Columbia Edgewater
Country Club in Portland. The tournament will feature 120
players in a scramble format, with special events and an
optional par 3 course. Registration will begin at 10:30
a.m., and the day will finish with a banquet and awards
ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information and
the registration form, please visit www.classroomlaw.org.

The tournament is a fundraiser for the CLP,
the nonprofit organization of individuals, lawyers, civic
leaders and educators who work together to teach students
to be active citizens.

Do You Subscribe to Willamette Law Online?Willamette Law Online is a free e-mail service containing
concise case summaries (with links to the full opinions)
of all decisions of the Oregon Supreme Court and Court of
Appeals, the 9th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Each
e-mail issue categorizes that day’s or week’s
cases by subject matter, summarizes the main holdings, and
provides the case facts and procedural history.

Willamette Law Online offers five such electronic
newsletters:

Oregon Supreme Court: Same day releases;

Oregon Court of Appeals: Same day releases;

U.S. Supreme Court: Same day releases of opinions
and grants of certiorari and a summary of the oral arguments
the Court will hear in the upcoming week;

Ninth Circuit: Issues on Tuesday, containing
all the summaries issued from a previous week; and

Intellectual Property: This "news" service
comes out on Tuesday and provides summaries of cases dealing
with patents, copyright, trademarks and trade secrets from
all over the country.

For more information and to subscribe to any
or all of these free services, visit: www.willamette.edu/wucl/journals/wlo. If
you have further questions, contact Jenny Lillge, Willamette
Law Online editor-in-chief, at: jlillge@willamette.edu.

Council on Court Procedures Requests FeedbackThe Council on Court Procedures will be publishing
proposed changes to the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
(ORCP) for comment after its Sept. 13 meeting. The council
is likely to propose changes to six existing rules. To see
the proposed changes, visit the council’s website
at www.lclark.edu/~ccp/index.htm.

To comment on the proposed rules, send written
comments to the council’s executive director, Mark
Peterson, Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic, 310 SW 4th Ave,
Suite 1018, Portland, OR 97204; fax them to Mark Peterson
at (503) 768.6540; or visit the council’s website
and click "Contact Us." Comments should be received
on or before Dec. 11, 2008, to allow the council to consider
the comments fully.

At its Dec. 13meeting the council will discuss
the comments and promulgate the final proposals. The legislature
may amend, repeal or supplement any of the council’s
proposals; if they do not, the proposals go into effect
on Jan. 1, 2010.

Basic Rights Oregon Annual Dinner GalaCome to the Basic Rights Oregon Annual Dinner Gala
Oct. 11 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Each
year, Basic Rights Oregon honors an individual who has made
an outstanding contribution to the lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender equality movement in Oregon. This year BRO
has selected Charles Hinkle from Stoel Rives to receive the
2008 Fighting Spirit Award for his leadership in the equality
movement over the past 36 years.

For more information on the Gala, visit www.basicrights.org or
contact Andrew Hogan at andrew@basicrights.org.

Child Centered Solutions Benefit LuncheonPlease join us for a luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 16
to benefit children and families across the state. The luncheon
will be held at the Tiffany Center/Crystal Ballroom, 1410
S.W. Morrison St, Portland, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit www.childcenteredsolutions.org for
more information and to purchase tickets.

Child Centered Solutions is a public benefit
corporation with a mission to protect the rights of children
by providing pro bono legal representation in domestic relations
cases and by assisting parents and professionals to identify
and appropriately address the needs of children caught in
intense family conflict and divorce.